Creative Writing with Foundation Year
University of Portsmouth
UCAS Code: WW81 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
University of Portsmouth
UCAS Code: WW81 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
32 tariff points at A level.
Pass the Access to HE Diploma.
Cambridge Pre-U to include a Principal Subject at M3.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE English and mathematics at grade E/2 or above.
32 UCAS tariff points to include a Higher Level subject.
32 points to include a Higher Level subject.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
32 tariff points.
T Level
UCAS Tariff
32 tariff points at A level, or equivalent.
32 points from the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate including 1 A level, plus the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate.
About this course
This course has alternative study modes. Contact the university to find out how the information below might vary.
With this foundation year course, you'll gain all the credentials you need to begin your career in creative writing. It's ideal for you if you don't yet meet the entry requirements of our undergraduate degree, if you're returning to study after a break away, or you need a bit of extra support to get uni-ready.
You'll spend a year studying with us on campus, through ICP. You'll get the knowledge and academic skills needed to take on a bachelor's degree, learning how to analyse information, do research, and improve your academic writing.
The skills you'll learn will help you work in teams as well as on your own in culturally diverse workplaces. You'll develop your understanding of new workplaces and environments, and how to adapt to new environments.
After your foundation year, you'll be ready to move onto the first year of BA (Hons) Creative Writing.
**A guaranteed place**
Once you’ve successfully completed your foundation year, you'll be ready to progress onto BA (Hons) Creative Writing with a guaranteed place.
**Course highlights**
- ICP is based on the University of Portsmouth campus so you'll have access to all facilities, support and societies
- When you finish your foundation year successfully, you get a guaranteed place on BA (Hons) Creative Writing
- Get used to how lectures, seminars and tutorials work, so you can move onto your degree ready for success
- Learn how to meet the demands of taking on a bachelor's at university
**Careers and opportunities**
When you complete this foundation year, you'll be all set to continue on to our BA (Hons) Creative Writing degree which will help ready you for numerous roles that rely on the powers of communication and the written word.
Areas graduates from our Creative Writing courses have worked in include advertising and marketing, arts and events management, local and community broadcasting and stand-up comedy.
**Placement year**
After your second or third year, you can complete an optional work placement to gain professional experience and enhance your skills. It's also a great incentive for employers once you graduate.
Placement students on our Creative Writing courses have worked in a variety of roles in commerce, publishing, entertainment, and education.
Among these experiences include digital content creator at the head office of a major retailer, trainee editorial assistants at The London Magazine and Star & Crescent and writing and publishing novellas and poetry collections as a freelancer,
Modules
In your foundation year, you'll gain the knowledge you need to move on to the first year of BA (Hons) Creative Writing. It will bridge the gap to uni, with the knowledge and academic skills you'll need to start.
Throughout the year, you'll learn to critically engage with information, undertake literature reviews, enhance your academic writing, and gain awareness of different types of research.
When you successfully complete this year, you'll get a guaranteed place on the first year of the BA (Hons) Creative Writing degree.
Assessment methods
You'll be assessed in a number of ways on your foundation year, including:
- assignments
- oral presentations
- exams
- lab reports
- portfolio
- court reports
Typically, you can expect to have two assessments per module.
The Uni
University of Portsmouth
Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries
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Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)
Journalism
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Top job areas of graduates
The jobs market for this subject - which includes creative writing and scriptwriting courses - is not currently one of the strongest, so unemployment rates are currently looking quite high overall, with salaries on the lower side. But nevertheless, most graduates get jobs quickly. Graduates often go into careers as authors and writers and are also found in other roles where the ability to write well is prized, such as journalism, translation, teaching and advertising and in web content. Be aware that freelancing and self-employment is common is common in the arts, as are what is termed 'portfolio careers', having several part-time jobs or commissions at once - although graduates from this subject were a little more likely than many other creative arts graduates to be in conventional full time permanent contracts, so that might be worth bearing in mind.
Journalism
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This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.
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Creative writing
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Journalism
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
£18k
£23k
£26k
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.
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